| absolve |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt. |
| cistern |
a tank or other receptacle for catching and storing water, especially rainwater. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| shamble |
to walk slowly, unsteadily, or awkwardly. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |